SOPs that workers, customers and employers should follow
KUCHING: Everyone, regardless whether they are employees, suppliers or customers, will have to put on face masks – and wear them properly – as recommended by the Ministry of Health (MoH). According to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) released by National Security Council (NSC) last night (May 31), it is mandatory for employers to make […]
The Spring shopping mall reopens following sanitisation
KUCHING: The Spring shopping mall has been allowed to reopen on June 1 by the Ministry of Health (MOH) following stringent and extensive sanitisation. The management revealed that 11 out of over 1,000 employees and retailers from the Active Case Detection (ACD) initiated on May 27 and 28 tested positive. “Due to this, Ta Kiong […]
Challenges of managing Covid-19 burials
IPOH: In the midst of the worsening pandemic with record fatalities, undertakers are having their hands full in attending to the burials of those who succumbed to Covid-19. These unsung heroes have to brave unpredictable weather, heavy rains, water pool in grave pits and getting tents blown off in a storm as among the major […]
Govt offices to be on hybrid operations during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: Government offices will operate in a hybrid manner, which involves attendance at the office and working from home, during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) 3.0, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. He said the hybrid operations would see a 20 per cent attendance at the […]
No more green zones in peninsula
KUALA LUMPUR: There are no more districts categorised as green zones in the peninsula as of yesterday while four states — Penang, Selangor, Melaka as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya have only red zones, according to the Ministry of Health’s Facebook post today. The 14-day movement data on the distribution of new Covid-19 cases […]
MOH to consider full MCO in Selangor
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is considering imposing a full-scale movement control order (MCO) in Selangor if the Covid-19 cases in the state continue to rise, said its Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said that the MOH should propose stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Selangor if the infection could not be contained. […]
Refer non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals without further delay
KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) today expressed hope that doctors in government hospitals will refer their non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals for elective surgeries and procedures without further delay. Its president, Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said this followed an updated circular by the Ministry of Health (MOH) allowing the government hospitals […]
Promote vaccination to traders
SIBU: More than a quarter of the traders at Pasar Minggu Sibu in Taman Indah, Teku here have not registered for Covid-19 vaccination programme yet. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh discovered this when he visited the market on Sunday. “From our survey at this market, many traders do not want to […]
Army working closely with health ministry
KAPIT: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) are working closely together during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Affendi Buang. The army, he said, was committed to ensuring the well-being and health of the people. Affendi added Malaysian Air Force (MAF) aircraft would […]
Haziq died of complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels
KUALA LUMPUR: National archer Haziq Kamaruddin died of complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels due to coronary artery atherosclerosis yesterday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). Forensic Medical Services head Datuk Dr Zahari Noor said so far there was no evidence to show that the 27-year-old Olympian’s death was linked to Covid-19 vaccination. “The […]
